Non-League Paper

NLPsays… Frontloading fixtures…it’s a tricky balance

by
The Non-League Football Paper Team
8 September 2019

IIS THERE too much football played too soon? It’s a debate that seems to crop up at the start of every season.
The National League campaign kicked off on Saturday, August 3 – a month later the teams played their ninth game.
It’s been a relentless schedule of Saturday-Tuesday football with a Bank Holiday thrown in for good measure.
Notts County boss Neal Ardley was even joking on Tuesday night that it feels as if the season is already three months old.
We have a wry smile when we hear Premier League managers moaning about fatigue – Non-League bosses would love to have...

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